Banda

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: bnd
Population: 3,000 (1987 SIL).
Location:: Maluku province: Maluku Tenggara regency, Banda-Eli and Banda-Elat villages, possibly a third; Kei Besar island west and northeast.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Central Maluku, East, Banda-Geser
Dialects: Eli, Elat. Different from other south Maluku languages.
Language Use: All domains. Shifting to Kei [kei]. Used as L2 by Kei [kei].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Banda
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: The people originally came from the Banda Islands, but the language is no longer spoken there. Muslim.

Location: Maluku province: Maluku Tenggara regency, Banda-Eli and Banda-Elat villages, possibly a third; Kei Besar island west and northeast.